Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus, also known as Anaimalai flying frog, false Malabar gliding frog, and false Malabar tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Anaimalai Hills, a part of the southern the Western Ghats in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, India.
Adult males measure 47–54 mm (1.9–2.1 in) and adult females 66–72 mm (2.6–2.8 in) in snout–vent length. The eyes are protruding. The supra-tympanic fold is distinct. The fingers and toes are extensively webbed; the webbing is light yellow to red-orange in color. Juveniles have distinctive black zebra-like pattern that becomes fainter in adults, resembling venation of leaf; the background colour is green. Scientists note that this is the only species in Rhacophorus to resemble a leaf in this way and speculate its purpose is camouflage.
Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus has been recorded in tropical moist evergreen forest, in secondary forests on the fringe of abandoned cardamom plantation, in a marshy area beside a perennial stream outside a cardamom plantation, and near an artificial water hole between the evergreen forest and tea plantation. Specimens... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a False Malabar Gliding Frog sighting in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 9 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a False Malabar Gliding Frog in Eravikulam National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March, the lowest months. Those are among Eravikulam National Park's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in February.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most False Malabar Gliding Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Eravikulam National Park, in our data
Eravikulam National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate False Malabar Gliding Frog sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Rhacophoridae
The closest relatives of the False Malabar Gliding Frog that you can see in Eravikulam National Park (family Rhacophoridae, Old World Tree Frogs) are Beddome's Bush Frog (about 30%), Green-eyed Bush Frog (about 20%) and Resplendent Shrubfrog (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the False Malabar Gliding Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Eravikulam National Park (63 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
